The Wisconsin Boys Volleyball Coaches have released its 2022 Boys Volleyball All-State Selections.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: VINNY COELLO, CATHOLIC MEMORIAL
Vinny Coello, a junior outside hitter from Catholic Memorial High School, has been named the 2022 Badger Region / Frisco Mo Boys High School Player of the Year in voting done by Wisconsin boys high school volleyball coaches. The Player of the Year and the All-State Teams are sponsored by the Badger Region Volleyball Association and Frisco Mo. Coello was named First-Team All-Classic 8 by the conference earlier this year, during which time he had 395 kills, a .397 hitting percentage, 67 aces and 168 digs. He was also a vital part of leading Catholic Memorial to the 2022 WIAA State Championship Nov. 5 in Green Bay. During the team’s state run, Catholic Memorial defeated Waukesha West (honorable mention in the state coaches poll), #9 Kettle Moraine, Waukesha Fusion (honorable mention), #6 Middleton, #1 Marquette and #4 Arrowhead. In 2021, Coello was a Second-Team All-State award winner.
GARY SORENSEN COACH OF THE YEAR: MIKE MAASS, APPLETON NORTH
The 2022 Gary Sorenson Coach of the Year award was given to Mike Maass of Appleton North High School. This season, Maass led the Lightning to a third-place finish at State, an FVA Championship and a 29-6 record on the season. Appleton North finished the regular season ranked No. 10 in the Coaches Poll.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL ALL-STATE TEAM
|
FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
SCHOOL |
YEAR |
POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST TEAM | ||||
| Vinny | Coello | Catholic Memorial | Junior | OH |
| Bennet | Adams | Arrowhead | Senior | OH |
| Jack | Fitterer | Marquette | Junior | S |
| Nate | Flayter | Marquette | Senior | OPP |
| Ben | Heise | Middleton | Senior | OPP |
| Gavin | Tate | Appleton North | Senior | MH |
| Max | Tome | Wauwatosa East | Senior | S |
| SECOND TEAM | ||||
| Ambrose | Engling | Middleton | Senior | OH |
| Justin | Ische | Germantown | Senior | OH |
| Brady | Oberfoell | Catholic Memorial | Senior | Libero |
| Roman | Rothermel | Catholic Memorial | Senior | MH |
| Phinehas | Wiley | Cedarburg | Senior | OH |
| THIRD TEAM | ||||
| Ty | Geschke | Union Grove | Senior | OH |
| Cal | Harris | Kettle Moraine | Senior | OPP |
| Nate | Higgins | Waukesha West | Senior | S |
| Ben | Jakusz | Germantown | Senior | MH |
| Owen | Otto | Hartford | Senior | OH |
| Jackson | Phillips | Burlington | Senior | Libero |
| HONORABLE MENTION | ||||
| Max | Bayer | Sussex Hamilton | Junior | S/OPP |
| Jade | Breckheimer | Kaukauna | Junior | Libero |
| Ryan | Brown | Catholic Memorial | Senior | S/OPP |
| Luke | Deppe | Mukwonago | Senior | OH |
| Hudson | Dresen | Union Grove | Junior | OH |
| Brayden | Gall | Cedarburg | Senior | MH |
| Ryan | Geraci | Mukwonago | Senior | MH |
| Ben | Goedheer | Catholic Memorial | Senior | OPP |
| Grant | Grassl | South Milwaukee United | Senior | S |
| Noah | Harmon | Neenah | Senior | MH |
| Alexander | Heuer | Middleton | Senior | Libero |
| Ethan | Jetzer | South Milwaukee United | Junior | OH |
| Brady | Koester | Kimberly | Junior | OPP |
| Aidan | Krueger-Beer | Wauwatosa East | Senior | MH |
| Ben | Krumbach | Madison Memorial | Senior | OH |
| Charlie | Lipscomb | Wauwatsoa East | Senior | OH |
| Logan | Mainka | Pewaukee | Soph | OH |
| Will | Mathison | Kettle Moraine | Junior | MH |
| Luke | Momcilovic | Pewaukee | Soph | S |
| Matteo | Morgano | Sussex Hamilton | Junior | OH |
| Garrett | Mueller | Brookfield East | Senior | Libero |
| Nate | Olson | Franklin | Junior | OH |
| Will | Phillips | Shorewood | Senior | OH |
| Liam | Richards | Appleton West | Senior | OH |
| Ben | Schneider | Brookfield East | Senior | MH |
| Cole | Simi | Marquette | Senior | MH |
| Danny | Staskunas | West Allis | Senior | S |
| Mason | Tienor | Kaukauna | Senior | OH |
| Dane | Turner | Wilmot | Junior | OH |
| Spencer | Van Engen | Germantown | Senior | S |
| Miles | Von Rueden | Marquette | Junior | OH |
| Jackson | Wilhelmson | Kenosha Indian Trail | Senior | OH |
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
